I Was The Perfect Queen But He Forgot My Name Chapter 46
My mother put the candidates’ files in front of me again.
“At least get to know a few of them. Political arrangements take time.”
I asked her, “Does a life only count as complete if you choose a mate?”
Mara had not looked happy at all on her wedding day.
She had gone from being the beloved daughter of the Stoneplain Alpha to Adrian’s political wife, trapped between Celeste, Adrian’s chaotic private life, and the royal factions.
My mother didn’t understand.
“Of course. A mate and children give you a complete family.”
I couldn’t understand her, either.
To end the conversation, I picked out a few files at random.
Not long after, on my cousin’s birthday, my parents invited those young men over under the guise of a private gathering.
My mother pushed me behind a glass partition and told me to pick the one I found most pleasing to the eye.
Outside stood a roomful of handsome young wolf heirs, and yet I felt nothing but a sense of sameness.
The longer I looked, the more my mind wandered to dinner and the weather.
Tessa reminded me that my mother had asked me to cut a fresh lotus blossom from the greenhouse.
It was an obvious setup, meant to make me pass through the busiest part of the party.
Resigned, I stepped into the corridor. I had barely rounded the corner before someone grabbed me and pulled me into a storage room with no cameras.